{"id":7979,"date":"2025-01-08T12:18:05","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/?page_id=7979"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T17:27:59","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fred Astaire Dance Studios, in the News!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7979\" class=\"elementor elementor-7979\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e83e5a1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"2e83e5a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d1a5eab\" data-id=\"3d1a5eab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d677fdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d677fdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News &amp; Press<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-771e5f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"771e5f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c241365\" data-id=\"6c241365\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a48f57a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a48f57a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Latest Fred Astaire News and Press<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48677c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48677c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Fred Astaire Dance Studios, it\u2019s always exciting when our talented staff &amp; students, and exciting events &amp; locations are celebrated in the media! From local community stories to national news, our goal is to help share the inspiring examples of how the positive and transforming power of dance enriches lives \u2013 physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. Browse these links, and perhaps discover something new and engaging about dance. Then, step in to Fred Astaire Dance Studios and experience the joy and confidence that dance lessons can bring to\u00a0<em>your<\/em>\u00a0life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad48805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ad48805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We\u2019re In the News!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c26d479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c26d479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Read below to find ballroom dance news and dance information about Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Old Saybrook. We are always excited to see our talented staff and students in our local news impacting the community. Our instructors are always willing and able to educate the public about the benefits of ballroom dance. From mental and physical health benefits, to self esteem and social life skills. We are always striving to enrich the lives of everyone and anyone that we come in contact with!\u00a0 Read on!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b857b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62b857b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dancing With Our Heroes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261197bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"261197bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published Apr 11, 2018, Harbor News<\/p><p>On March 10, the New England Fred Astaire dance studios held a Dancing with our Heroes benefit for the Fisher House Foundation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zip06.com\/letters\/20180411\/dancing-with-our-heroes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more\u2026<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b09a7dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b09a7dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-267d6be3\" data-id=\"267d6be3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3406a117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3406a117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Old Saybrook Farmer\u2019s Market is Back<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787aea06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"787aea06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published July 3, 2017<\/p><p>Raeleen St. Pierre and Annalise Sarette, and Jonathan Gesick and Valerie Smith from Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Old Saybrook have fun dancing on June 28.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d600754\" data-id=\"1d600754\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63f027eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63f027eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"702\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2019\/06\/Harbor-News-7-6-17.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7020\" alt=\"\" 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data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3876a9dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3876a9dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2019\/06\/Harbor-News-2-16-17.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2019\/06\/Harbor-News-2-16-17.jpeg 731w, https:\/\/www.fredastaire.com\/old-saybrook\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2019\/06\/Harbor-News-2-16-17-300x205.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a8a899\" data-id=\"58a8a899\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18635421 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"18635421\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting in the Groove<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62801e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62801e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published February 16, 2017, Harbor News<\/p><p>Professional dancer and instructor Raleen St. Pierre of the Fred Astaire Studio teaches a line dance during the Old Saybrook Rotary Club\u2019s 20th annual Wine &amp; Beer Tasting and Silent Auction held on Feb. 10 at the Old Saybrook Point Inn.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bd71e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bd71e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17249696\" data-id=\"17249696\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660edea2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660edea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Street Piano Invites Plunkers and Prodigies <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a6aaac0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a6aaac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">CLINTON &gt;&gt; The Clinton Chamber of Commerce hosted the second annual Dancing With the Stars on Feb. 26 2016<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643e506e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"643e506e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>professionals and local dancers paired up for a judged contest and the chance to win the top prize.<\/p><p>The event featured area studios, including Ballroom Dancin Fools, Body Karma Studio,\u00a0<b>Fred Astaire in Old Saybrook<\/b>, and Arthur Murray in Niantic, whose staff volunteered to participate.<\/p><p>Among the STARS of Clinton were Todd Steward of Stewards Ace Hardware who danced with Raeleen St. Pierre, Owner of Fred Astaire\u2019s Bloom Ballroom and Kelley Edwards of Partners in Community, who danced 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